The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 4) — Page 768
CH. 37 AȘ-ṢĀFFĀT PT. 23 those others whom We have created? "Them We have created of cohesive clay. 3281 13. Nay, thou dost wonder, and they ridicule. 3282 14. And when they are admonished, they pay no heed. 15. And when they see a Sign, they seek to ridicule it. 3283 16. And they say, b. This is nothing but plain magic. 17. What! when we are dead and have become dust and bones, shall we then be raised up again?3284 إِنَّا خَلَقْنُهُمْ مِنْ طِينٍ لَّازِبٍ بَلْ عَجِبْتَ وَيَسْخَرُونَ ) وَإِذَا ذُكِّرُوا لَا يَذْكُرُونَ وَإِذَا رَأَوْا آيَةً يَسْتَسْخِرُونَ وَقَالُوا إِنْ هَذَا إِلَّا سِحْرٌ مُّبِينٌ إذَا مِتْنَا وَكُنَّا تُرَابًا وَعِظَامًا ءَ إِنَّا لَمَبْعُوثُونَ "6:3; 23:13; 32:8; 38:72. 23:84; 27:69. 13:6; 27:68; 50:4. 3281. Important Words: ✓ (cohesive) is active participle from which means, it was or remained fixed, settled, firm or constant; it (mud) cohered, and became hard. ) means, adhering or adhesive or cohesive clay or mud; being or remaining fixed, settled, firm, or constant (Lane). In the word (whom) the allusion may be to those righteous Companions of the Holy Prophet to whom reference has been made in vv. 2-5 above. In this sense of the word the verse under comment would mean that the doubters and deniers of truth can bear no comparison with those true and noble Companions of the Holy Prophet who have been created of cohesive clay i. e. they are of firm and strong character. 2682 3282. Commentary: The verse means to say that the coming into being of a company of truly righteous and God-fearing men through the Holy Prophet and the establishment of Islam on a firm footing in Arabia is indeed a marvel to wonder at even by the Prophet himself. The disbelievers, as is their wont, ridicule the possibility ever of such an event taking place. 3283. Commentary: The verse purports to say that though the disbelievers will witness many signs yet they will not profit by them, on the contrary, they will mock and jeer at them. 3284. Commentary: "Resurrection" referred to in this verse may mean Resurrection after